Rare Letter from Royce Da 5'9 about The beef.

[AbramIsaac]

I'm not sure Royce would have ever made it out of Aftermath though.

His work ethic wouldn't have meshed well with Dre. He's too sloppy, too much drinking and bullshit. Dre is a perfectionist. He would have just been a ghostwriter on the payroll.

I do think Royce got fucked in the beef though. They really set him up to look like the attack came from out of nowhere, and I think everyone pretty much hated the dude for a while. I can't help but think it was born out of jealousy to some extent, and that D12 really kind of pumped it up for publicity.

Maybe I'm wrong. If this hadn't happened though, Royce would have fucked it all up on his own one way or the other.

[Epidemik]

I wonder why Em never dissed Royce.

I don't think he ever truly had anything against Em, and he obviously had a ton of respect for the dude.

I kinda sympathize with Royce here...there was a point where it seemed the ENTIRE industry just hated him.

Exactly.
Thats why we got the dark side of royce on "Death is Certain" lol.
which is arguably his greatest work.

[Grove]

I don't think Kuniva would've helped Royce reconcile with Em if he was really a manipulative ass?
And D12 support SH https://twitter.com/KunivaD12/status/241599318275010561

[Grove]

Well yeah, they're both on Shady, they want each other to succeed, the label is a family

True.

But then again Em trusting Royce, helping him get what he wants, saying "We've been a good friends for a long time"..means hes a fuckin' dumbass too LOL

[Relapse.]

I'm not sure Royce would have ever made it out of Aftermath though.

His work ethic wouldn't have meshed well with Dre. He's too sloppy, too much drinking and bullshit. Dre is a perfectionist. He would have just been a ghostwriter on the payroll.

I do think Royce got fucked in the beef though. They really set him up to look like the attack came from out of nowhere, and I think everyone pretty much hated the dude for a while. I can't help but think it was born out of jealousy to some extent, and that D12 really kind of pumped it up for publicity.

Maybe I'm wrong. If this hadn't happened though, Royce would have fucked it all up on his own one way or the other.

Yes. You're completely right. They hated him, and didn't want em with him. Royce is more talented than all of D12 (except em of course). He's like Hopsin. A couple of amazing songs, can diss like a monster, but then he gets sloppy, and stops making good music.

[Aquamarina]

I'm interested in the parts about proof not fucking with Em cuz of 50. And royce doesnt seem to blame here to be honest. His talent has always been there, and proof seems just as hardheaded as royce himself. Wonder if its still awkward these days lol...

[Squiggles123]

It makes sense that Proof/D12 might get jealous about being benched for 50. Royce handled not only this but his career as a whole just so terribly though, I don't really respect him or like him that much, though I like HTS.

Off topic but didn't want to make a thread about this, who is Em talking about in 'Difficult' about showing up to Proof's funeral who shouldn't have?